Magnifying glass



Nov. 23, 1937. P. c'. CARLTON 2,100,239

MAGNIFYING GLAS S Filed July '7, 1936 Pa? cgwfizfaigmvlzuron ATTO R NEYS Patented Nov. 23, 1937 warren stares PATENT o FicE MAGNIFYING GLASSPaul 0. Carlton, Baldwin, Md. Application July 7, 1936, Serial No.89,393

3 Claims.

This invention relates to magnifying glasses and its general object isto provide a device of thatcharacter, in the form of an attachmentprimarily designed for the thumb of the user,

to be easily and conveniently carried thereby without materiallyinterfering with the normal use of the hand and is always ready forimmediate use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a magnifying device, inwhich the lens thereof is amply protected against breakage or damage,but can be easily moved to a position for use with minimum effort, toinspect something held in the palm of the hand to which the device isattached, or something on and in places remote from the hand.

Another object of the invention is to provide a magnifying device thatcan be easilyapplied and removed with respect to the thumb or finger 20of the user, will cause no discomfort, is simple in construction,inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efficient in operation, use andservice.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination 25 and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference 30 will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device, with parts in section, andillustrates the same attached to the thumb of the user, with themagnifying glass in extended position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the device, attachedto the thumb, with parts in full and dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a view illustrating the use of the device, in inspectingsomething held in the palm of the hand to which the device is attached.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the ball and socket joint connectionbetween the lens frame and attaching means for the magnifying glass.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral I indicates a band whichis shown as being attached to the thumb of the user, and includessuitable fastening means for that purpose, such as a snap fastener 2.The band is preferably formed from elastic material, so as to bestretched about the thumb to assure a tight association therewith.

The magnifying glass may be of the usual constructlon as shown, andincludes a circular frame 3 and a lens 4 mounted therein.

The housing or casing of the magnifying glass is made up of a pair oflike shaped sections 5 and 6, of a size whereby the section 6 fitswithin the section 5, but is freely movable therefrom and connectedthereto as clearly shown in Figure 3.

The section 5 which constitutes the base or body section is secured tothe band I through the instrumentality of a rivet or the like I, in amanner to be rotatably mounted with respect thereto, and has an open topand front end, while the section 6 has an open bottom and front end, sothat when the sections are disposed in closed position, all portions ofthe housing are closed with the exception of the front thereof, asclearly shown in Figure 2.

The side walls of the section 5 are provided with slots 8 extendinglongitudinally thereof, and the ends of the slots are downwardlydirected as at 9. Extending laterally from adjacent the rear ends of theside walls of the section 6 are headed pins I!) which act as trunnionsand are mounted for slidable movement in the slots 8, for connecting thesection 6 to the section 5 for movement into and out of the latterthrough the open front thereof, and the bottom wall of the section 5terminates inwardly of the front end thereof to allow the section 6 tobe swung downwardly for disposal at right angles with respect to thesection 5 as shown in Figure 3, and when so arranged the pins ortrunnions I0 are received in the forward downwardly directed ends of theslots 8.

Secured to and extending forwardly from the rear wall of the section 6as well as bridging the side walls thereof, in the form as shown, is abracket plate I3 which has the inner end of one of the innermost linksII of lazy tongs, pivotally secured thereto as at I4, while the innerend of the companion innermost link has a headed stub I 5 securedthereto and mounted for movement in a slot [6 in the bracket plate I3,as shown in Figure 1, to allow the tongs to be readily folded andextended as shown in dotted and full lines of Figures 1 and 2. The outerend links I I have the frame of the magnifying glass secured theretothrough the instrumentality of a ball and socket joint I2, therebyallowing universal movement of the magnifying glass as will be apparent.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will beobvious that I have provided a magnifying device that is shown attachedto the thumb of the user, and the glass can be used as shown in Figures1 and 2, or in the mannor as shown in Figure 3, and can be extendedaccordingly from its housing in an easy and ex!- peditious manner, butwhen arranged therein, it is amply protected from breakage or damage asWill be apparent upon inspection of Figure 2.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A magnifying device comprising a glass, a housing therefor, a bandhaving the housing rotatably secured thereto, means for attaching theband to the hand of the user, extensible means for connecting the glassto the housing for movement of the former into and out of the latter,and universal connecting means between the glass and the extensiblemeans.

2. A magnifying device comprising a magnifying glass, a housing thereforand including a body section, a band having the body section rotatablysecured thereto, means for connecting the band to the hand of the user,a movable section for the housing and connected to the body section formovement into and out of the latter, extensible means for connecting theglass to the movable section for movement of the former into and out ofthe latter, and universal connecting means between the glass and theextensible means.

3. A magnifying device comprising a magnifying glass, a housing thereforand including a body section, a movable section fitting the bodysection, means for connecting the movable section to the body sectionfor movement into and out of the latter and including means forsupporting the movable section at an angle with respect to the bodysection, a band having the body section rotatably secured thereto, meansfor connecting the band to the hand of the user, and extensible meansfor connecting the glass to the movable section for movement of theformer into and out of the latter.

PAUL C. CARLTON.

